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New York State Legislators Propose Change to Law that Allows Predatory Vulture Funds to Target Developing Countries

By Mary Alice MillerWhen Puerto Rico defaulted on its debt a few years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, family and friends in New York watched as the territory’s schools and hospitals closed and people lost their pensions. Several high-risk hedge...
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L.A. and D.C. Grand Juries: More Than One Way to Protest

By Mary Alice MillerWhen ICE commenced its June sweep of undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, protesters hit the streets. Trump sent in 2,000 federalized National Guard Troops and 700 Marines, purportedly to protect a federal detention center and other buildings after Los Angeles was...

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Trump’s Revenge Machine Targets NYS AG Letitia James

By Mary Alice MillerRemember those pre-Apprentice days when tabloid gossip columnist Liz Smith dished...
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Now is the Time for a Focus on Things Haitian

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts“Haitians are eating the pets, cats, and dogs,” he claimed...
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Brooklyn is the Epicenter of New York’s Deed Theft Crisis, But Legal Service Providers are Strained for Capacity

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, NYC Council Brooklyn Delegation, Advocates, and Homeowners Rally to...
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Transparency Now: A Community’s Demand for Accountability in Superintendent Mims’ Removal

by Binta VannLike many Bedford-Stuyvesant natives whose roots run deep in this community, I...
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AG James, Gov. Hochul Announce Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New...
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April in New York

People & Politics, Poetry & Jazz NEW YORK. April 5, 2025: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams,...
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Attorney General James Puts Medical Transportation Industry on Notice, Announces New Actions to Stop Ongoing Fraud

AG James Has Secured More Than $10 Million From Transportation Companies, Won Criminal Convictions...
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The Tubman Factor

Vice President Kamala Harris’ positive messages this month encouraging the next generation of leaders...
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From Bernhard Goetz to Daniel Perry; Does Black Life Matter?

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts Following George Zinnermans killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26,...
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Questions the jury asked before acquitting Daniel Penny in the subway chokehold death

Below, in the juror’s questions, we learn how deeply they had to go, parsing...
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AG James Secures Relief from Conspiracy Theorists Who Attempted to Suppress Black Voters’ 2020 Election Vote with Robocalls

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James earlier this week announced that...
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“No One is Above the Law!”

Attorney General James Wins Landmark Victory in Case Against Donald Trump NEW YORK – Last...
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by Hortensia Gooding On Dr. Norma Raybon, Spelman College "To inspire" originally carried a literal sense...
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By David Mark Greaves It is widely acknowledged, and has been for some time, that...
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Kristen Clarke Named General Counsel of the NAACP

The NAACP today announced that Kristen Clarke, one of the nation's most respected civil...
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Glyne’s Fulton St. Barber Truck

Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup....